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"What is a human? What are social relations? Thinking about robotics and artificial intelligence is dealing with big philosophical questions. uni:view talked to Mark Coeckelbergh, philosopher of technology, about the ethics of robotics, his daily work and personal balance."

"The one law of robotics: Humans must flourish"

Philosopher Coeckelbergh about the ethics of drone warfare and the problematic incorporation of morality into robots.

Title: Roomba's Next Big Step Is Selling Maps of Your Home to the Highest Bidder Excerpt: The Roomba is generally regarded as a cute little robot friend that no one but dogs would consider to be a potential menace. But for the last couple of years, …

"As technology renders jobs obsolete, what will keep us busy? Sapiens author Yuval Noah Harari examines 'the useless class' and a new quest for purpose"

"call on governments to use the data-driven management techniques common in the private sector to find out how best to respond to the employment disruption that is coming. These include using "A/B" testing of alternative options to do small trials of new social policies designed to counteract the impact of automation, before expanding them to entire populations."

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Maybe some inquirable tips about how to share knowledge?

Interesting. These people did not engage into original reporting, they were curators of media stories. They had to take care that there was a balance in political views, that stuff was appropriate for youngsters, and now we'll have to see whether the AI can make these curating decisions as well as the humans.

Whether you like Facebook or not, it's a major major force. What they do has consequences for who we are as homo sapiens.